{"id":135862,"date":"2023-04-11T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T04:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/should-we-ban-artificial-grass-podcast\/"},"modified":"2023-04-11T11:19:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T04:19:37","slug":"should-we-ban-artificial-grass-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/should-we-ban-artificial-grass-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Should we ban artificial grass? \u2013 podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nInstalling artificial grass is becoming an increasingly popular way to achieve a neat, green lawn without much effort. But with environmental and potential health costs associated with plastic turf many campaigners and gardeners would like to see it banned. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Guardian feature writer Sam Wollaston and urban ecologist Prof Rob Francis about why people go for artificial grass, its environmental impact, and whether it\u2019s time we rid ourselves of the idea of the perfect lawn altogether Continue reading…
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